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TR50.jpgBattery in actionSiholuettes make for dramatic shots.
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TR51.jpgBANG!Shot, over! Take good note of the AG applying the military ear protection of the day.....cover your ears!
No wonder we all went deaf at age 40.
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TR40.jpgBad LandingTail of doomed aircraft can be seen at upper left at crest of the hill.
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TR32.jpgAwards & PromotionsThis photo may include Lts Don Blankin and Charles Stout.
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TR20.jpgAt The ReadyDate: 2Feb68 Location: LZ Ranger
Holding my M16 and my M26 frag grenade
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TR24.jpgAll MineDate: 8March1968 Location: LZ Valentine
....and, so as I recall, I singlehandedly beat back the enemy and captured this cache....uhhh...just don't mention this to Recon!
NVA rounds found by Recon Patrol after firing approx 600 rounds into the area. B-40 rockets, rifle grenades, Chicom hand grenades, 106mm recoilless rifle, AK-47, 51-cal MG, 82 & 60mm mortar rounds.
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TR44.jpgAir StrikeAftermath of a heavy airstrike.
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TR4.jpg"Yeah, I'm talking to my girl"Date: 22Oct68 Location: 40 mi S of Ban Me Thuot; 5 mi from Cambodia and the NVA. Working hard as always in the "Home Sweet Home" bunker. Notice the definite look of tension from the war. Actually, this is a quiet moment in the FDC shack (CONEX).
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Jennifer_Young.JPG"Modern-Day" JennyOkay, gents....here she is! Ms Jennifer (Jenny) Young of the Red Cross Donut Dolly fame as we know her in the summer of 2014. Many thanks to Don Blankin is making the connection...a wonderful piece of our historic time in Vietnam.
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